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Stealers Wheel were a Scottish duo whose 1973 hit will forever be associated with that terrifying torture scene in Reservoir Dogs. (more…)

I’m not sure when my flirtation with heavy rock kicked in, nor why I was briefly a fan of Nazareth, but I do know when that was. It was 1973. (more…)

The greatest songs are timeless and inhabit a universe of their own. Walk On The Wild Side is one of those. You can never get tired of it, no matter how often you’ve heard it. At least I can’t. (more…)

Medicine Head were a distinctive duo who had a handful of hits in the early Seventies, beginning with One And One Is One. (more…)

Even in the weird world of novelty songs that became one-hit wonders in the early Seventies, there can have been few less likely hits than this. (more…)

Hot Chocolate brought a powerful message of racial unity to the charts when they broke into the top ten with Brother Louie. (more…)

Wizzard – See My Baby Jive

28th November 2020 · 1970s, 1973, Glam, Music

Top of the Pops often resembled a children’s party in the early Seventies. Especially when Wizzard were in the studio. (more…)

There was always a strong element of panto about Glam but Geordie took it one step further with this blatant send-up of Slade. (more…)

My all-time favourite David Bowie single followed The Jean Genie. It was another song from his forthcoming album Aladdin Sane – Drive-In Saturday. (more…)

Roxy Music – Pyjamarama

25th November 2020 · 1970s, 1973, Music

Song of the Day

Two of my favourite singles of all time hit the charts in the same week in the spring of 1973. This was the first of them. (more…)